Indigenous to South Africa, the Cape sundew is a favorite of carnivorous plant aficionados the world over. Not only do they ...

It is also home to a number of other species of carnivorous plants, less famous and more widespread but no less bizarre. You can find pitcher plants with leaves like champagne flutes, into which ...

More information: Guillaume Chomicki et al, Convergence in carnivorous pitcher plants reveals a mechanism for composite trait ...

Their list of the top new plants includes carnivorous pitcher plants, exotic orchids and climbers with untapped medicinal powers. Prof Aiah Lebbie discovered an unusual plant clinging to rocks ...